Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Melissa Requist
Biomedical Engineering
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation: Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Image-Based Modeling of Foot and Ankle Musculoskeletal Morphology in Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Characterization, Treatment, and Neuromuscular Development
Friday, April 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
MEK 3350 (Mechanical Engineering Kennecott Bldg.)
Zoom Meeting ID: 81353370901 ~ Passcode: ankle
Presenter: Melissa Requist
Advisor: Dr. Amy Lenz
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a progressive, inherited peripheral neuropathy that, despite heterogeneity in genetic cause and symptoms, typically presents with a characteristic cavovarus foot deformity. This deformity is classically described as an alteration in alignment, but recent research suggests that differences in bony morphology contribute. However, neither foot alignment nor bony morphology have been well characterized in CMT throughout the foot and ankle or between genetic subtypes. CMT routinely presents in childhood or adolescence, but existing…
Campus Locations: Kennecott Mechanical Engineering Building - Rio Tinto (MEK). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 81353370901 ~ Passcode: ankle. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu. BME Graduate Committee Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Campus Wide Event: No.
Friday, April 10, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
PhD Brown Bag: Solzbacher/Chen Lecture Series
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Campus Locations: Merrill Engineering Building - Joseph F. (MEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, 12:15 PM – 1:00 PM.
Design Day
Mechanical Engineering
Visit the Union and check out our Capstone Senior Design projects from 10am to 3pm in the Union Ballroom.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM.
For more info visit www.mech.utah.edu. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Clark Nielson
Biomedical Engineering
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation: Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Fabrication, Characterization, and In Vitro/In Vivo Assessment of Porous Gyroid Fluorapatite Scaffolds Loaded with Stromal Vascular Fraction for Critical-Size Bone Defect Repair
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
SMBB 2660 (Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Bldg.)
Zoom Meeting ID: 886 8413 7532 ~ Passcode: 585041
Presenter: Clark Nielson
Advisor: Dr. Sujee Jeyapalina
Traditional autografts and allografts cannot meet the increasing demand for bone grafts, driving the need to develop engineered alternatives. While autografts remain the gold standard for repairing large or critical-sized bone defects (CSBDs), they carry significant drawbacks, including donor-site morbidity, pain, higher costs, and limited tissue availability. Allografts serve as the primary alternative but are associated with higher failure rates, infection, and graft necrosis. Additionally, the processing methods required to…
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 886 8413 7532 ~ Passcode: 585041. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu. BME 3091: Dr. Hamid Ghandehari - April 15th at 11:50am
Biomedical Engineering
BME 3091: CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, Controlled Drug Delivery: The Right Place at the Right Time" Dr. Hamid Ghandehari, Distinguished Professor, Depts. of Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Wednesday, April 15th, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM MST, In person in SMBB 2650! For further information contact: , Dr. Hamid Ghandehari, Distinguished Professor: hamid.ghandehari@pharm.utah.edu, Taylor Wilkes, Admin Coordinator: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu, .
Event Categories: Seminars. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 11:50 AM – 12:40 PM.
Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB).
Graduate Seminar: Zhangyu Guan
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Title:
Software-Defined Intelligent and Secure Wireless Aerial Networks
Abstract:
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are poised to transform a wide range of civilian and military applications. However, enabling efficient, intelligent, and secure wireless UAV networks remains challenging due to complex electromagnetic environments, tightly coupled wireless protocol layers, and closed, inflexible network architectures. This talk will present potential solutions for developing next-generation intelligent and secure wireless aerial networks, focusing on three key aspects: programmable network architectures, robust learning algorithms, and real-world testing and measurements. It will also highlight recent advancements in creating a cloud-based, open experimental ecosystem to support hardware and computing resource sharing, fostering collaboration in NextG and Internet of Things research.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, 3:05 PM – 3:55 PM.
PhD Dissertation Defense - Selena Cho
Mechanical Engineering
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A Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Defense Entitled:
Advancing Wearable Technology: Capacity vs Performance
By: Selena Cho
Date: April 16th, 2026
Time: 10AM-12PM
Location: MEK 3350
Committee Members:
Dr. Peter Fino (Chair)
Dr. Edoardo Battaglia
Dr. Haohan Zhang
Dr. Ken Monson
Dr. Melissa Cortez
Dr. Lee Dibble
Project Summary
Wearable sensors provide new opportunities to quantify human movement and physiological function in both controlled laboratory settings and real-world environments. Unlike traditional clinical assessments that capture brief snapshots of performance, wearable technologies enable objective quantification of physiological capacity and mobility behavior. However, meaningful interpretation of wearable data requires distinguishing between underlying capacity and observable performance. This dissertation investigates how wearable sensing can be used to evaluate physiological capacity and mobility through laboratory-based assessments and multi-day con…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 16, 2026, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Spring 2026 Full Term - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 17, 2026.
Spring 2026 Second half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 17, 2026.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense - Luke Hudson
Biomedical Engineering
Please join us for the following Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Presentation: Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Understanding the Pathophysiology of Cam Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome Through In-Silico Modeling
Friday, April 17, 2026 at 11:00 AM
WEB 3780 (SCI Evans Conference Room)
Zoom Meeting ID: 603 832 9231 ~ Passcode: 252594
Presenter: Luke Hudson
Advisor: Drs. Jeffrey Weiss and Andrew Anderson
Femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS), particularly cam-type morphology, has been implicated in the development of hip osteoarthritis; however, the mechanisms linking femoral shape to joint damage and symptom development remain poorly understood. Cam morphology is highly prevalent in asymptomatic individuals, challenging a purely morphology-driven explanation of disease, suggesting that additional biomechanical factors govern whether symptoms arise. Despite this, current understanding of FAIS relies heavily on simplified radiographic measures that incompletely capture three-dimensional femoral…
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Alternate Location: Zoom Meeting ID: 603 832 9231 ~ Passcode: 252594. Contact Name: Kylie Brown. Contact Email: kylie.brown@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
For more info visit www.bme.utah.edu. Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Annual Senior Research Symposium
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 17, 2026, 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM.
Mechatronics Competition
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics students will face off in a Minecraft themed competition with robots that the teams have built.
Saltair Room
11 to noon - Poster Session
1pm to 4pm - Robot Competition "Minecraft".
Campus Locations: Union - A. Ray Olpin (UNION). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 20, 2026, 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Spring 2026 Full Term - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
Spring 2026 Second half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026.
2026 Technical Open House
Electrical & Computer Engineering
9 a.m - 10 a.m.: Set up
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Presentation.
Campus Locations: Alumni House - Eccles (ALUMNI). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 9:00 AM – 7:30 PM.
PhD Dissertation Defense - Katrina Rose Cernucan
Mechanical Engineering
A Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Defense Entitled:
Clinical and Applied Occupational Biomechanics of the Foot and Ankle: Applications to Asymptomatic Flatfoot Deformity and Shod Kinematics
By: Katrina Rose Cernucan
Date: April 21, 2026
Time: 10AM
Location: Meldrum Conference Room (WEB 2760)
Committee Members:
Amy Lenz, PhD (Chair)
Brittany Coats, PhD
Shad Roundy, PhD
Claire Acevedo, PhD
Jennifer Nichols, PhD
Donald Bloswick, PhD
Project Summary
Asymptomatic presentations of flatfoot as a risk factor for musculoskeletal injury have been a point of controversy, particularly in military contexts, as early as the United States Civil War. Although concerns regarding risk profiles have changed over the centuries, the rationale and understanding of injury mechanisms associated with the condition remain uncertain. To elucidate biomechanical factors that may contribute towards an elevated risk of injury, this work wholistically examines asymptomatic flatfoot presentations, while additionally evaluating fundament…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Spring 2026 Full Term - Reading Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
PhD Proposal Defense - Levi M. Barker
Mechanical Engineering
A Doctor of Philosophy Proposal Defense by Levi M. Barker Titled:
Linear Modeling and Model-based Manipulation of Conductive Nonmagnetic Objects Using
Magnetic Induction
Date: Wed. April 22, 2026
Time: 11:00 am
Location: MEK 3350
Committee Members:
Jake Abbott (chair)
Tucker Hermans
Kam Leang
Stephen Mascaro
Shad Roundy
Project Summary
Placing an object on orbit around the Earth is more accessible than ever. As Earth orbits
become more crowded, the likelihood of collisions between objects increases. Even without any
future launches, collisions among the existing population of objects will cause population growth
faster than the decay rate of atmospheric drag; this will eventually lead to a phenomenon known as
the Kessler Syndrome, where collisions cascade and the low-Earth-orbit becomes unusable. Of
the many proposed remediation techniques, this dissertation focuses on magnetic manipulation.
Although many engineered space objects are composed of aluminum, which is not ferromagnetic, in the presence of a ti…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
PhD Defense: Gia Bao Ha
Electrical & Computer Engineering
"A Wearable Smart Ring For Electrical Hemodynamic Imaging".
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Spring 2026 Full Term - Final exam period
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 23, 2026 – Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, April 24, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Spring 2026 Second half - Grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Sunday, April 26, 2026.
PhD Defense: Hunter Ellis
Electrical & Computer Engineering
β-Ga2O3 FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, April 27, 2026, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Spring 2026 - University Commencement & Convocation Exercises
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Friday, May 1, 2026.
Spring 2026 Full Term - Grades due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 4, 2026.
Summer 2026 - House Bill 60 registration
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 4, 2026.
Spring 2026 - College of Law Graduation Exercises
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 8, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 11, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, May 14, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, May 14, 2026.
PhD Proposal Defense - Toushiqul Islam
Mechanical Engineering
A Doctor of Philosophy Proposal Defense Entitled:
“Lifecycle Microstructure Engineering of Additively Manufactured Ni-Superalloys for Performance and Scalability”
By: Toushiqul Islam
Date: 5/14/2026
Time: 2 PM
Location: MEK 3350
Committee Members:
Name: Dr. Shuaihang Pan
Name: Dr. Ashley D Spear
Name: Dr. Emma Davoodi
Name: Dr. Xuan Zhu
Name: Dr. Jonah Klemm-toole
Project Summary
Additive manufacturing (AM) of Nickel (Ni)-based superalloys has enabled unprecedented design flexibility for high-performance components in aerospace, energy, and nuclear systems. Inconel 625 (IN625) serves as a representative alloy due to its corrosion resistance, high-temperature strength, and weldability. Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) and Wire arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) are both widely used to manufacture IN625 because each offers clear advantages of mould-less free-forming and rapid prototyping. However, both processes also have important limitations, because neither is ideal to balance service reliability,…
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Spring 2026 - School of Dentistry Graduation Exercises
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 15, 2026.
Spring 2026 - School of Medicine Graduation Exercises
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 15, 2026.
Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to add without a permission code
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 15, 2026.
Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 15, 2026.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 15, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Summer 2026 - Deadline to apply for graduation
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
For more info visit registrar.utah.edu. Summer 2026 - Tuition payment due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
For more info visit fbs.admin.utah.edu. Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, May 20, 2026.
Holiday: Memorial Day
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, May 25, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 29, 2026.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, May 29, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Summer 2026 - Census deadline
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, June 1, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Last day to reverse CR/NC option
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 12, 2026.
Holiday: Juneteenth (observed)
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, June 15, 2026.
Summer 2026 First Half - Classes end
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026.
Summer 2026 Second Half - Classes begin
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Thursday, June 18, 2026.
Summer 2026 Full Term - Last day to withdraw from classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 19, 2026.
Executive Committee Meeting
Executive Committee Meeting
For Dept. Chairs Only.
Campus Locations: Warnock Engineering Building - John and Marva (WEB). Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Summer 2026 First Half - Grades Due
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Monday, June 22, 2026.
Summer 2026 Second Half - Last day to add, drop (delete), elect CR/NC, or audit classes
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Summer 2026 Second Half - Last day to wait list
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Utah AI Convergence
Details TBD.
Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 – Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
BME Faculty Meeting
Biomedical Engineering
Campus Locations: Sorenson Molecular Biotechnology Building - James LeVoy (SMBB). Contact Name: Taylor Wilkes. Contact Email: taylor.wilkes@utah.edu. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, June 26, 2026, 3:15 PM – 5:15 PM.
Holiday: Independence Day (observed)
Academic Deadlines
Event Categories: Academic & Holiday. Campus Wide Event: Yes.
Friday, July 3, 2026.